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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Five .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The unnamed narrator goes to the university campus where he is on leave from teaching to meet with which former student?
(a) Sebastian.
(b) Bud.
(c) Jason.
(d) Calvin.

2. How many "substantial lines" does the intern do "in quick succession" (185) in an attempt to impress the unnamed narrator at the party?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

3. For what reason do Alex and the unnamed narrator travel from Brooklyn to Manhattan during a partial blackout caused by the storm?
(a) To get food.
(b) To get water.
(c) For Alex's medical appointment.
(d) For the unnamed narrator's medical appointment.

4. The reader is reminded that the unnamed narrator had planned to use the name Josh in his novel to represent which of his real acquaintances?
(a) Jon.
(b) Alex.
(c) Dr. Andrews.
(d) David.

5. The pills used to treat the unnamed narrator's heart condition "have the paradoxical effect of causing a minor tremor in" (163) what part of his body?
(a) His knee.
(b) His hand.
(c) His throat.
(d) His foot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rick tells the unnamed narrator in Part Five that he is "addicted to" what type of "message boards" (203)?

2. What is NOT a year named within the author's mention of "various pasts" (66) being connected by a single object?

3. From what type of establishment does the unnamed narrator buy his groceries throughout his residency in Texas?

4. At the time discussed in Part Five, Alex's mother has recently been told that her cancer has spread to what area of her body?

5. On the day the unnamed narrator ventures out to the Marfa Book Company, he has "gone more than" how many "weeks without really speaking to anyone" (175)?

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